Combined shoe-horn and button-hook.



C. ROSINE.

COMBINED SHOE HORN AND BUTTON HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, 1913.

1,130,193, Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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CONRAD ROSINE, or

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED SHOE-HORN AND BUTTON-HOOK.

Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

Application filed November 24, 1913. Serial No. 802,791.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CONRAD Rosmn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Combined Shoe-Horns andButton-Hooks, of which the following 1s a full, clear, concise, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in combined shoe horn and buttonhook and has for its object the production of a device that can befolded in convenient shape and carried in the pocket.

Another object is the production of a device in which the button hook isheld springpressed against the horn when not in .use and held rigidly inplace when it is to be used as a hook.

A further object is the production of a device that can be cheaplymanufactured and one that has no liability of getting out of order.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained bymy device, an embodiment of which is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 represents a plan view of the device closed; Fig. 2 representsa plan View of the device open; Fig. 3 represents a sectional view onthe line 33 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;Fig. 4 represents a sectional view on the line H of Fig. 1. looking inthe direction indicated by the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings, the device comprises a shoe horn 5,preferably stamped from an integral piece of metal in curved form, asindicated in the drawings. The upper end of the horn is up-set as shownat 6, forming a shoulder having a centrally disposed notch or socket 7adapted to receive the shank of the hook. A portion of the interior ofthe horn is partially cut out forming a spring member 8, a portion ofthe metal of the horn being cut away on either side of the member 8 asindicated at 9, the purpose of which will be explained later. A pin orsupport of some kind 10 is mounted near the end of the spring member 8and about this is twisted the end 11 of the button-hook which comprisesthe end 11, a shank 12 and the hook 13.

When the device is in closed position, the

spring member 8 is flush with the top of the adjacent metal of the horn,the button hook lying flat against the outer face of the horn. When thedevice is in use the hook is turned on the pivot 10 into the positionindicated in 2, the shank of the hook passing over the shoulder 6 anddropping into the notch 7, thus assuring a rigid support-for the hook,the horn forming a handie for the combined tool when it is used as abutton hook, the button-hook forming a handle for the horn when it isdesired to be used as a horn.

In order to have the spring member 8 effective, it is necessary to cutaway a small portion of the metal of the horn so that the spring membercan have free movement in and out when the hook member is turnedoutwardly into position as indicated in Fig. 2.

This device is extremely simple, but it can be cheaply manufactured, andis in compact form, so that it can be readily carried in the pocket andcan be quickly opened into position for use.

The device is preferably made from pressed steel or something of thischaracter and can be manufactured very cheaply and very expeditiously sothat it can be sold at a very small figure and distributed to the tradethrough shoe dealers for practically nothing for the cheaper varieties,and plated with either nickel, silver or gold and sold at a reasonablerate.

1 may, if I desire, use means for holding the button-hook securely inplace on the back of the horn, such for instance as rivets or lugs 14:either inserted in the horn or pressed integrally therefrom. By the useof this retaining means, all danger of the hook slipping oif the horn isobviated, even though the secured end of the hook should become slightlyloose.

It is also understood that there may be other uses to which the devicemay be put as for instance, the upturned notched flange 6 may serve as abottle opener, or a tack or nail remover while if desired other tools ordevices than a button hook may be mounted on the horn.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a shoe horn, a handle pivotallymounted thereon and adapted to be swung back and lie close to the bodyof the horn when in closed position, and means integral with said hornfor holding said handle in closed position.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a shoe born, a handle pivotallymounted thereon and adapted to be swung back and lie close to the bodyof the horn when in closed posi tion, and means integral with said hornfor holding said handle in open position.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a shoe horn, a handle pivotallyandspringingly mounted thereon and adapted to be swung back and lieclose to the body of the horn when in closed position.

4t. A shoe horn comprising an integral sheet of metal, a spring memberintegral therewith, a handle pivotally mounted on said'spring member andmeans for securing said handle in open or closed position.

5.A 'shoe horn comprising an integral sheet of metal, a spring memberintegral therewith, a handle terminating ina hooked end mounted on saidspringmember and means for securing said handle in open or closedposition.

6..Asv a new article of manufacture, a shoe horn, a handle pivotallymounted thereon and adapted to be swung back and lie close to the bodyof the'horn when in closed position, and means integral with said hornfor holding said handle in closed position, said means comprisingintegral bosses on the convex surface of the horn.

Asa new article of manufacture, a,

shoe horn, ahandle pivotally mounted there on and adapted to be swungback and lie i close to the body of the horn when in closed positiomandmeans integral with said horn for holding saidihandlein open position,"

said means comprising an upturned lip on the upper end of said hornprovided with a groove adapted to receive saidhandlei 8. 'As' anewarticle of manufacture, a

shoehorn formed from an integral piece of metal, a handle adapted to beused as a tool mounted pivotally thereon and secured said locking means.

10. Asa new article of manufacture,a horn, a spring-member integraltherewith, a handle pivotally mounted on said spring member, lockingmeans, a locking member integral I with the end of said horn adapted toengage said handle when open while the spring member holds said handleagainst closing.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two witnesses.

I V CONRAD ROSINE.

Witnesses: I

F. H. DRU'RY, ANNE SoLoMoN.

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